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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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